Bustles!!

Gina0887

Ok so here is a picture of my dress... I'm going for my fitting next Friday and am contemplating an American 3 point bustle or maybe a ballroom or side bustle. What did you all do? I'm not a fan of French bustles personally. I'll update this with pictures after my alterations. My dress has to be taken in from a 6 to a 2 so these are not me in the dress :-/

hyechica81

not sure what the bustle is called for mine but i have to twist the back of my dress and its bustling from the back not sure if that helps you

Dignity100

@StephM161984 - I would just do the French Bustle:


@Gina0887 For your dress I would do the Ballroom Bustle

Gina0887

@StephM161984 I agree with French for that particular dress. I'm pretty torn between the ballroom (My OCD loves the straight line and silhouette it makes) but the 3 point looks so simple which I like.

Gina0887

@StephM161984 what about an Austrian bustle??
Example:
http://wwcdn.weddingwire.com/static/wedding/1160001_1165000/1163841/thumbnails/400x400_1327067998649-austrianweddinggownbustle1.jpg

Gina0887

@StephM161984It works just like raising blinds.  Heavy duty eyes are sewn into the skirt at even intervals, with a heavy-duty thread/cord that is anchored at the bottom of the skirt threaded through them.  When it’s time to bustle, the cord is pulled from the top and the skirt raises like a curtain, the height of which is determined by how tightly the cords are pulled before they are knotted.  The seamstress should mark on the cords where the knots should be, but you can always shorten the skirt further by redoing the knots later in the evening.  The end result is a sort of “bunched up” bustle without all the folds.

leideigh

wow this thread got me thinking and researching bustles for my dress..... it's mostly outdoors at a ranch in HI if venue makes any difference.... it's a pretty traditional ballgown so i was thinking ballroom bustle? austrian? would love suggestions!

here are some pics at an angle, don't have one of the back except where it's hanging... has lace pattern at the top kinda melting down to tulle......